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A rare copy of the United States Constitution was sold for $43 million at a Sotheby’s auction, making it one of the most expensive historic documents ever sold. The copy was in the possession of Dorothy Tapper Goldman, a New York-based…

Villa Aurora, the famed Roman villa that houses decorations by Caravaggio, is hitting the auction block on January 18. Formally known as the Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, the Villa Aurora is a Renaissance-era property located in…

The Picasso art collection of former casino boss Steve Wynn saw a successful auction by Sotheby's over the weekend - fetching over $109 million. The high-profile auction was held at the MGM Resorts in Las Vegas. When the resorts acquired…

Gauging the growing interest in the Asian market for Old Master works, Sotheby’s will unveil a painting by Sandro Botticelli tomorrow. Titled “The Man Of Sorrows”, the painting features a resurrected Jesus Christ wearing a red garment.…

Sotheby’s has filed a lawsuit claiming that the Diego Giacometti works sold to them by Bettina von Marnitz Thut and her husband were of dubious provenance. The lawsuit, filed on August 3 at Southern District Court in New York, names…

British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee is auctioning the original World Wide Web code as an NFT in an upcoming auction at Sotheby's. The work, which is a time-stamped original code containing 9,550 lines, will go on sale at Sotheby’s from…

The 20th Century and Contemporary art auction at Phillips concluded on Thursday on quite a great note. Closely following the success at Christie’s auction, the auction at Phillips managed to score an impressive $108.1 million. Compared to…

The Postwar and Contemporary art auction at Christie’s on Tuesday was a success by all means. With a tally of $325.3 million, the event at Rockefeller Center saw some great deals and personal records for many artists. The highest sale stood…

The winter-opening sale of Christie’s in New York performed modestly on Monday. Focusing on Impressionist and Modern arts, the sale clocked a total $191.9 million in sales. However, excluding the buyer’s premium, the actual sale was of $162…

Street artist Banksy has somewhat reached the status of a rockstar in the art world. Just a month ago he hit the headlines when his painting Devolved Parliament became the highest-selling work at a Sotheby’s London auction. Now, he set a…